Sunday, 21 September 2008

I live for the weekends and spending time with my hubby and son. Today has been everything I enjoy about the weekends. Hubby and I started our day off by visiting one of our local National Trust places for a nice long walk and done some blackberry picking on our way home. On arrival home I had a new and exciting recipe lined up from a new book (Good Housekeeping Easy to Make Cakes & Bakes) I picked up from the National Trust shop to use with my freshly picked blackberries. This loaf cake was quick, easy and the aroma while baking was divine. The combination of blackberries, cinnamon, and lemon flavours worked wonderfully to produce this moist loaf cake that you can enjoy anytime of the day!

Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a bowl, add the blackberries and toss to coat. Make a well in the centre.

In another bowl, whisk together the caster sugar, oil, lemon zest and juice, yogurt and eggs. Pour into the well of the flour mixture and stir.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin, level the surface and bake for 55 minutes (cover lightly with foil if the top is browning too quickly) or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave in the tin to cool. Remove from the tin and dust with icing sugar.

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My name is Maria and reside in Surrey, UK. I'm a full time domestic goddess (thanks to my hard working hubby), wife and mother (I love my work). I'm also a nannie to my beautiful grandson called Ollie, who I just love to bits! My other babies are my 2 beautiful but spoilt kitties, Madison and Coco. My passion is cooking and baking and my kitchen is my sanctuary. I love being able to share my love and joy of food with my family, friends and fellow foodie bloggers. I confess to having a "slight" amazon addiction and love to browse and buy beautiful cookbooks and own over 200 cookbooks, a collection which grows regularly!